indian political, socio economic panorama & issues (national) MCQ section 5 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the following statements:

1. Arvind Panagariya is Vice-Chairman of the newly-created National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog .
2. He was an ex-Chief Economist at the World Bank.
3. He is an Indian-American economist and Professor of Economics at Harvard University.

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 1 only

d) All of the above

Question : 2

India is helping to develop some ports in other countries. Which of the following such ports are correctly matched with the country in which they are located?

1. Kankesanthurai Maldives
2. Chabahar Iran
3. Sittwe Myanmar

a) 2 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 1 only

d) 2 and 3 only

Question : 3

Who has been chosen as head of the Kaya Kalp, a new innovative council of Indian Railways?

a) Azim Premji

b) Ratan Tata

c) Narayana Murthy

d) Anil Kakodkar

Question : 4

Recently, a team of researchers succeeded in establishing brain-to-brain communication link using internet. The team is led by

a) CR Rao

b) Amitabh Ghosh

c) Rajesh Rao

d) Manjul Bhargava

Question : 5

Which bank has launched country’s first contactless debit and credit cards?

a) Punjab National Bank

b) State Bank of India

c) HDFC Bank

d) ICICI Bank

Question : 6

Consider the following statements about Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY):

1. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has entered into Guinness book of World Records.
2. Guinness book of World Records has given certificate stating it as the maximum bank accounts having opened in one month.
3. Initially, after its launch the scheme had a target of opening 7.5 crore bank accounts by 26 January, 2015, but later it was revised and raised to 10 crore bank accounts.

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) All of the above